City of Florence offers coronavirus relief grants to small businesses

The City of Florence is giving coronavirus relief grants to local, small businesses.

Posted: May 6, 2020 10:58 AM

Updated: May 6, 2020 3:15 PM

Posted By: Ashley Thusius

UPDATE: The City of Florence is giving coronavirus relief grants to local, small businesses.

The city says “Florence First” grants are available for businesses burdened with loans during the pandemic. It’s funded under the CARES act, and the city has $187,000 available.

According to the city, applicants should focus on two months of eligible expenditures. It says grantees will be selected based upon a point system. Applications with the highest scores will be recommended for funding.